Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.True or false: “a gap between pictures” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about line. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Which element of design is this: “spacing between letters”? (a) space (b) typography (c) shape (d) colour
- 4.True or false: “empty area round text” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is about colour? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a thin dividing stroke (c) white space (d) spacing between letters
- 6.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a serif typeface (b) spacing between letters (c) a bold heading font (d) a hexagon icon
- 8.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) geometric shapes (b) fonts (c) organic shapes (d) colours
- 9.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) shape (b) space (c) typography (d) colour
- 10.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to print faster (c) to hide it (d) so it stands out
- 11.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a circle badge (b) a rounded box (c) a warm orange glow (d) a triangle sign
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a heart symbol (b) a gap between pictures (c) room to breathe (d) white space
- 14.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) typography
- 15.Which of these is about line? (a) a zigzag edge (b) room to breathe (c) empty area round text (d) white space
- 16.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) typography (b) colour (c) line (d) space
- 17.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a heart symbol”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) line
- 18.True or false: “blue and green shades” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) room to breathe (b) a gap between pictures (c) empty area round text (d) a rounded box
- 20.🎨 Which element of design is this: “an underline under words”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) line
- 21.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a circle badge”? (a) colour (b) line (c) space (d) shape
- 22.🎨 Which element of design is this: “letter size and style”? (a) colour (b) line (c) typography (d) shape
- 23.🎨 Which element of design is this: “italic words”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) typography
- 24.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) a thick border round it (c) room to breathe (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a red background (b) a dotted path to follow (c) a warm orange glow (d) blue and green shades
- 27.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) an organic shape (b) a geometric shape (c) a margin (d) a font
- 28.True or false: “a warm orange glow” is about space. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “letter size and style” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) space (b) colour (c) typography (d) line
- 31.🎨 What is typography? (a) the colour wheel (b) the paper size (c) a photo filter (d) the style of the text
- 32.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) line
- 33.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) colour (b) typography (c) space (d) line
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a circle badge (b) a triangle sign (c) an underline under words (d) a rounded box
- 35.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thin dividing stroke”? (a) colour (b) line (c) typography (d) shape
- 36.Which of these is about space? (a) blue and green shades (b) a wide margin (c) an underline under words (d) a thick border round it
- 37.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
- 38.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) line (b) colour (c) typography (d) shape
- 39.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) shape (b) space (c) typography (d) line
- 40.Which of these is about shape? (a) blue and green shades (b) a triangle sign (c) italic words (d) room to breathe
Answer key
- True
- True
- typography
- True
- a warm orange glow
- True
- a hexagon icon
- geometric shapes
- colour
- so it stands out
- False
- a warm orange glow
- a heart symbol
- shape
- a zigzag edge
- typography
- shape
- True
- a rounded box
- line
- shape
- typography
- typography
- False
- room to breathe
- a dotted path to follow
- an organic shape
- False
- False
- line
- the style of the text
- line
- typography
- an underline under words
- line
- a wide margin
- colour
- line
- space
- a triangle sign
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